(12-04-2015, 09:40 PM)Ryanti Wrote:(12-04-2015, 09:35 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: I didn't mean to imply hypocrisy; I believe both statements. I'm just frustrated that SE has a hit on their hands (maybe?) and are letting it languish on shitty servers.
It really makes me frown when I realize that this MMO has gone from an inspiring Cinderella story of redemption to a game in which the dev team has lost their way in regard to their own audience in the matter of a single delay and a single patch. The populace of XIV have shifted to such a pessimistic stance since 3.0 got stale, especially since 3.1. Who can blame them? I'm starting to feel it.
To be fair they made some design mistakes, not just technical ones.
It's starting to feel more and more like Square Enix five years ago to me.
This technical crap on top of an already disappointed fanbase is not good. Not good at all.
I don't want to say that the fanbase is abandoned the game, but XIV has been bleeding subs for months. 3.2 Needs to fix a lot of this shit or else it's going to continue.
I don't think they know how to hold their fans right now. The casual content is okay, but making it the focus is a mistake. Conversely, there's not enough people digging into raid content to make it more than it is. So what now? More Lords of Verminion, an aside that can be experience entirely by a level 15 character? More Alex divides, which don't really lend to one another?
Making an MMO appeal to wide groups is an unenviable task, but they're doing what they can. Me? I just want the fucking roulette queues to work.